State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $90,850. In West Virginia, $63,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 42.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.4%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+15.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $90,850
- p25
- $77,990
- p75
- $102,310
- p10
- $64,890
- p90
- $121,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
West Virginia
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $63,820
- p25
- $52,110
- p75
- $77,990
- p10
- $40,670
- p90
- $95,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.